Patriots trade Demaryius Thomas to New York Jets

NFL teams don’t often trade players to a divisional opponent, even one they’re basically giving away because they don’t have a spot for him.

No one likes a trade more than the New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick, but even Belichick has had his limits.

Until Tuesday.

Reports: Demaryius Thomas traded to Jets

Via multiple reports, the Patriots have traded receiver Demaryius Thomas to the New York Jets of all teams, with New York sending a 2021 sixth-round pick to New England.

The Patriots signed Thomas in April, then released him on August 31, only to bring him back two days later.

However, with New England signing Antonio Brown, the receivers room got too crowded.

Thomas gets the chance to play for Adam Gase once again. Now the Jets’ head coach, Gase was the Denver Broncos’ receivers coach when Thomas was drafted by the team in 2010. They worked together until Gase left for Chicago in 2015.